“Jobs, opportunities, and positions of authority should be distributed solely on the basis of merit.” Do you agree?
Army of Mercenaries
March 31, 2011 78 Comments
Should military service be allocated by the labor market, like other jobs, or is there a case to be made for conscription? If places in the military should be filled according to market principles, then what, if anything, is objectionable about an army of mercenaries?
Majority Rules
March 31, 2011 123 Comments
John Locke believes that government, once it is set up, should be guided by the principle of majority rule. However, he also believes that the purpose of government is to protect people’s rights, including their “unalienable” right to property. What if these two goals conflict? What if a poor majority wants to tax a rich [...]
Government and Morality
March 31, 2011 79 Comments
How involved should government be in legislating morality?
